The Stills
| The Stills | |
|---|---|
 The Stills performing in Toronto, Ontario. From left to right: Dave Hamelin, Liam O'Neil, Tim Fletcher, and Oliver Corbeil. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock, post-punk revival |
| Years active | 2000–2011 |
| Labels | Arts & Crafts, Vice Recordings, Drowned in Sound |
| Past members |
Julien Blais Tim Fletcher Dave Hamelin Olivier Corbeil Liam O'Neil Greg Paquet |
The Stills were a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 2000, and disbanded in 2011.
History
The band members had known each other since the age of 12 and played in various bands prior to forming The Stills.
Their EP, Rememberese, was released on June 17, 2003. Their debut album, Logic Will Break Your Heart, was released later that year. Their second album, Without Feathers, was released May 9, 2006 on Vice Records. They supported Kings of Leon on their UK spring tour in 2007.
They signed with Arts & Crafts[1] for the release of their third album, Oceans Will Rise, which was released August 19, 2008.[2]
On July 20, 2008 they played in Quebec City, opening for Paul McCartney, for the city's 400th anniversary. On February 7, 2009, they played at Nathan Phillips Square as part of Toronto's WinterCity Festival. They supported the Kings of Leon on their tour of Australia and New Zealand in March 2009.
On March 28, 2009, they were awarded 2 Juno Awards (Canada's music awards), in the categories for Best New Group of The Year, and Best Alternative Album of the Year for their album Oceans Will Rise.[3]
On April 15, 2011, The Stills announced on their site that they had officially disbanded.[4]
Members
- Tim Fletcher – guitar, lead vocals
- Gregory Paquet – guitar
- Liam O'Neil – keyboards, backing vocals, percussion
- Olivier Corbeil (a.k.a. Oliver Crowe) – bass, backing vocals
- Dave Hamelin – drums, lead vocals, guitar
Greg Paquet, former vocalist and lead guitarist, left the band in 2005 to finish his university degree. Dave Hamelin replaced him on guitar and vocals. Liam O'Neil became a full-time member of the band on keyboards in 2005, and Julien Blais joined as drummer. On April 29, 2010 the band announced that Paquet would be re-joining the band and Hamelin would be moving back to drumming.[5]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat |
US Indie | ||
| 2003 | Logic Will Break Your Heart
|
— | 39 |
| 2006 | Without Feathers
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6 | 18 |
| 2008 | Oceans Will Rise
|
17 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
EPs
- Rememberese EP (June 17, 2003)
Compilations
- The non-album track "Retour à Vega" on the Wicker Park motion picture soundtrack (August 24, 2004)
- "In the Beginning", the first single from the second album Without Feathers, showed up on the P.S. I Love You motion picture soundtrack
Singles
- "Lola Stars and Stripes" (February 16, 2004)
- "Changes Are No Good" (April 19, 2004)
- "Still in Love Song" (August 9, 2004)
- "In the Beginning" (2006)
- "Destroyer" (2006)
- "Helicopters" (2007)
- "Being Here" (August 4, 2008)
- "Don't Talk Down" (December 15, 2008)
- "I'm With You" (June 2009)
Music videos
- "Still in Love Song" (2003)
- Directed by Josh & Xander
- "Lola Stars and Stripes" (2003)
- Directed by Oliver "Twist" Gondry
- "Changes are No Good" (2004)
- Directed by Dominic DeJoseph
- "Love and Death" (2004)
- Directed by Chris Grismer
- "In the Beginning" (2006)
- Directed by Associates in Science
- "Destroyer" (2006)
- Directed by Eddy Morretti
- "Helicopters" (2007)
- Directed by George Vale
- "Being Here" (2008)
- Directed by Teqtonik
- "Don't Talk Down" (2008)
- Directed by Christopher Mills
- "I'm With You" (2009)
- Directed by The Sanchez Brothers
References
- ↑ Maher, Dave (2007-09-10). "The Stills Sign to Arts & Crafts". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ↑ Goodman, William (2008-05-29). "New Stills Album Out Aug. 19". Spin.com. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ↑ "Juno Awards" Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ↑ "The Stills Call It Quits".
- ↑ Fletcher, Tim (2010-04-29). "The Stills Announce Tour, Line-up Change". Arts & Crafts. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
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